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American restaurateur and movie producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christopher Barish is an American hospitality entrepreneur, co-founder and co-owner of Black Tap Group, LLC, a global restaurant group that includes Black Tap Craft Burgers and Beer. Through his company, Branding Inc., he produces movies.[1][2]

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Hospitality

Barish began his career in hospitality working a variety of roles at Planet Hollywood, co-founded by his father Keith Barish, and as a student at NYU Tisch School of the Arts,[3] where he promoted parties at New York nightclubs, eventually becoming an investor in clubs and restaurants, then an owner-manager.[4][5][4][6]

Barish's first major establishment was Moomba, a restaurant nightclub launched in December 1997 in Aruba with four partners.[7] In partnership with Andrew Sasson, Barish launched Light (2001),[8] Light at the Bellagio (2002),[9][10][11] and Caramel (2013), also in Las Vegas.[12][13][14]Joining with partners Noah Tepperberg and Jason Strauss, the trio launched the Marquee in New York's Chelsea neighborhood in December 2003.[15] In April 2004, Vanity Fair magazine included Barish, Tepperberg and Strauss among New York City's "Kings and Queens of Clubs" — noteworthy New York "nightlife impresarios."[16]

As manager and investor, Barish opened several locations in Las Vegas for Gordon Ramsay's restaurant group and Caesars Entertainment.[4][17] Barish and his partners, including wife Julie Mulligan, founded Black Tap Burger and Beer in 2015 in New York as a stand-alone restaurant.[17][18] Since then they have licensed operations in the US, UK, continental Europe and Asia.[19][20]

Movies

On his own or through his production company Branding Inc. Entertainment, Barish has served as producer and executive producer of movies, including Zoey to the Max,[21] Crown Vic[22] and Spin the Bottle.[23]

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